Picayune police investigating shooting death over the weekend
Picayune police are investigating the death of a man that happened over the weekend. Officers were called to a home on Morris Street a little after 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the…
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Motorcyclist killed two-vehicle wreck in Ocean Springs
A 24-year-old Ocean Springs man died Sunday in a motorcycle accident in Ocean Springs. Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. identified the victim as Hunter Guy, who died of injuries caused in the accident. Police say Guy was driving westbound…
Pass Christian man guilty of manslaughter in Bay bar shooting
A Pass Christian man was found guilty Thursday in the 2021 killing of a man at the Third Base Lounge in Bay St. Louis. 35-year-old Joseph Haynes was found guilty of manslaughter after a three-day trial. The jury took just…
Gulfport Police investigating shootings in Gaston Point
One man is dead and two others injured in separate shootings overnight in Gulfport. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said 20-year-old Ladarion Hamilton died of a single gunshot wound after being taken to Memorial Hospital. Police were called to the…
Suspect in hit-and-run that injured 13-year-old girl arrested
Gulfport Police have arrested a 20-year-old Gulfport man in connection with the hit-and-run on Saturday that injured a 13-year-old girl. Police have arrested David Harrell on a charge…
Boil water notice around Broad Avenue lifted
Gulfport officials have lifted a boil water notice for the area in and around Broad Avenue that includes Memorial Hospital. Multiple tests performed by the Gulfport Water Works Division indicated the water meets the standards of the Safe Drinking Water…
Team Salt Shaker pours it on with a win at Billfish Classic
Point Cadet in Biloxi saw a packed-out crowd as the final weigh-ins were being tallied and anglers competed for a million-dollar grand prize. The Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic came…
Chalmette man dies in domestic-related shooting in Bay St. Louis
A Chalmette, Louisiana man is dead after a domestic-related shooting in the Bay Pines area of Bay St. Louis overnight. Hancock County Coroner Jeff Hair identified the victim as 32-year-old Stephen Mosley. He died of injuries from a gunshot wound.…
Presley gets Mississippi Democratic nod for governor without party primary, after court ruling
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Utility regulator Brandon Presley is now uncontested for the Democratic nomination for Mississippi governor this year after the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that another Democratic candidate waited too long to challenge…
Man charged in June 2 shooting arrested in Gulfport
Gulfport Police have arrested a man charged with shooting someone earlier this month. Police say 40-year-old Elvenis Davis was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated assault. He was taken to Harrison County jail. His bond is set at $250,000. On…
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann reflects on year
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann stopped by WXXV earlier today and discussed his successes throughout his term and what’s to come. A lot has happened in Mississippi in the last…
Ocean Springs teacher dies in early-morning wreck on I-10
An Ocean Springs teacher died early Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle wreck on I-10 in Jackson County. MHP reports that 41-year-old Kennon Barton of Ocean Springs was traveling westbound on I-10 about 12:50 a.m. when he was hit by a…
Suspect in Raceway armed robbery arrested in George County
A suspect in the May 29 armed robbery of the Raceway gas station in Moss Point has been arrested in George County. Moss Point Police say Austin Blake Butler was…
Deputy responding to domestic disturbance fatally shoots man wielding a shotgun
MYRTLE, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy answering a domestic disturbance call fatally shot a gun-wielding suspect, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said Sunday. The Saturday afternoon shooting happened in the Union County town of Myrtle. Union County Sheriff…
Man convicted of raping, murdering Ja'Naya Thompson again denied appeal
The state Supreme Court has denied a second post-conviction relief to a Gulfport man convicted in the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl in 2014. Alberto Garcia was sentenced to death in 2017 after confessing to raping and hanging…
One officer wounded, one killed in standoff in Brandon
A second officer was killed in a standoff at a residence in Brandon before the situation was resolved, according to police. The standoff began about 1:45 a.m. as a domestic dispute…
Body-cam footage shows indicted ex-police officers laughing at man who died in their custody
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three former police officers who were indicted by a Mississippi grand jury joked around about a Black man who died in their custody, with one of them questioning whether to call an ambulance…
Gulfport man to serve 25 years in Spring Break shooting death
A 21-year-old Gulfport man will spend 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a man during Spring Break 2021. Jacquez McCormick pleaded guilty earlier this week to shooting and killing 20-year-old Jamad Quin during Spring Break. Judge Randi…
Fifth suspect in Pascagoula shooting in March extradited back to state
A suspect in a murder investigation has been extradited back to Mississippi. Omar Edgardo Santiago-Lopez was brought back to Jackson County on Tuesday. He had been arrested March 16 in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Santiago-Lopez is one of five suspects arrested in…
3 ex-officers indicted in death of Black man seen on video being shocked with stun guns
MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Mississippi. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has indicted two former police officers on murder charges and another ex-officer on a manslaughter charge in the death of a Black man seen on video being pinned down and…
Baby gator rescued after its mouth taped shut
When a baby alligator was spotted on Old Spanish Trail on Tuesday with his mouth taped shut, people in Bay St. Louis and Waveland were horrified. Posts made…
Mississippi deputies fatally shoot person while trying to serve warrant
COLUMBIA, Miss. (AP) — Deputies in Mississippi fatally shot a person Tuesday while attempting to serve a warrant, state investigators said. The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. near Highway 35 in Columbia, a south Mississippi town. Marion County sheriff’s deputies…
Biloxi man charged with aggravated assault
A Biloxi man is charged with aggravated assault after hitting another man during an argument. Police said that on May 16, officers responded to Pass Road about 9:45 a.m. in reference to assault. The 36-year-old victim reported being assaulted by…
Federal judge extends temporary halt on appointed judges in Mississippi capital
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday extended his order that temporarily stops the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice from appointing judges in the capital city of Jackson and the county where it’s located, both of…